Yes, Luo You did not do anything to enter the city, but to submit an application form to the military headquarters to participate in the Northern Expedition.

When the old cat was recruited, there was no sound and he didn't even send a notice. When Luo You discovered it, he had been leaving for almost a day. Although he didn't understand why the old cat didn't bring him, he couldn't ask.

The reason why Luo You wanted to participate in the Northern Expedition was simple and very realistic: to remember the merits and get promoted.

War is a meat grinder. It not only strangled the flesh and blood of grassroots soldiers, but also strangled a large number of senior officers. They were either killed due to attacks, dismissed due to unfavorable combat, or various reasons, and left their positions empty.

In this way, soldiers who have excellent performance in the war will rise like rockets, and Leng Yuan is very representative.

During the three years of the Patriotic War, Leng Yuan was a captain at the time and became famous in one battle. When other senior officers died one after another, she led her team to kill from the sea of ​​corpses and blood, and was promoted from the captain to the colonel in three months.

Although this is an extreme example, it also reflects the catalytic effect of war on promotion from the side. There are unimaginable temptations accompanied by artillery fire and death. This temptation can make soldiers flock to them, regardless of life and death. This is also the reason why so many war craziers were born.

Luo You was unwilling to let go of this opportunity. If he could be promoted as soon as possible, he would be one step closer to Luo Wei's information.

But for some reason, every time Luo You submitted his application for a former aid, the military region would directly refuse. He was like this over and over again and again, which made him a little annoyed.

Tie Niu could feel that Luo You was unhappy. He laughed and said, "Little brother, are you counting on making merits and promotions in the war? In fact, being rejected is not a bad thing. You only see those surviving people promoted like rockets, but have you ever seen those bones who died in the war?"

Luo You said coldly: "I won't die."

"Hahaha, comrade Captain, you can't help but tell me whether you are dead or alive." Tie Niu looked at Luo You and said deeply, "I know you are not convinced, Red Fu Fang is right? He is famous, but I dare say that you have never experienced a real war."

Before Luo You could speak, Tie Niu lit a cigarette and said lightly: "The Xicheng Blockade Battle, you only attacked one of the hundreds of defense lines, only a thousand soldiers, and only dozens of tanks and artillery were all full. This time, your Wilderness Expeditionary Force was dispatched, how many people had just met? I met a regiment with more than one thousand people. Can this be called a war?"

Tie Niu took a sip of cigarette hard, as if recalling something terrible, his fingers trembled, and said in a deep voice: "Little brother, you have never seen the real war, so you will never understand that hundreds of tanks are crushed to you, every inch of land is baptized by shells, and his comrades are slapped to death like flies. At that time, you can't remember anything about meritorious service or promotion. You just want to lie on the ground crying and pray that you can survive."

Qiqi added at this time: "Tieniu participated in the entire Songjiang Battle."

Luo You's pupils unconsciously shrank. The Battle of Songjiang was the main battlefield for the three-year destruction of the Patriotic War. The entire Patriotic War lasted for three months. The Battle of Songjiang alone lasted for two and a half months, and it was one of the largest and most tragic battles.

During the entire Songjiang Battle, the Republic of China and the Federal Heavy Industry Corps invested a total of more than 1.1 million soldiers. In the end, the Republic of China lost more than 400,000 people, more than 5,000 tanks, more than 2,000 artillery pieces, and more than 800 fighter jets. The price of the Federal Heavy Industry Corps was more than 70,000 casualties, 900 tanks, more than 1,100 artillery pieces, and more than 400 air force losses, including the Valkyrie troops.

After this battle, the Republic of China completely lost the initiative on the battlefield and it was difficult to launch a threatening offensive. In the next half month, it was repeatedly defeated by the federal mechanized troops, and finally had to surrender.

The Battle of Songjiang is therefore called the meat grinder of the Patriotic War. Those who survived this battle really crawled out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood, and almost no body was intact. Those who only broke one leg were lucky, such as Iron Niu.

Luo You didn't know what the concept of a war of a million people was. As Tieniu said, he could only hit more than a thousand people at most. During the Xicheng Blockade War, although the total number of Leng Luan's army exceeded 60,000, he only faced one of the lines of defense, and there were still only more than a thousand people.

If Luo You had a little contemptuous of Tie Niu before, but when he learned that this man had survived the Battle of Songjiang, he felt that Tie Niu had a greater say in the topic of war than him.

Tie Niu sniffed his eyes, his eyes began to be a little dazed, and he said with regret: "Dog Day War, to be honest, who the hell wants to fight! The Patriotic War is the same, and this Northern Expedition is the same. In the Battle of Xuchang, more than 700,000 ordinary people were bombarded by Begonia a day and night. What a damn beast! But what can I do? Sometimes I have to fight! If you don't kill more here, you will die in the future! So I admire Leng Yuan. No matter what your talent is, at least you dare to stand up. If someone dares to stand up, there will be hope for this country!"

Tie Niu didn’t know if he had drunk too much or smoked too much, and his mental state was not very good. Qiqi seemed to encounter such a situation often. He took out cooling oil and stuck it on his fingers, rubbed the temples for Lao Niu, and then said to Luo You: "I have said everything I should say. Go back, don’t submit applications. Wait until when the north really needs you before going to go. Now you can live well."

After Qiqi finished speaking, she called a few big men, carried the iron cow up, and helped her to rest on the bed in the backstage.

Luo You didn't stay for a long time, so he left after eating something. He went to the bank and kept a small part of his living expenses for himself. He then remitted all the bonuses he received for this battle and the salary he served to his future account to advance Xiao Zi's medical expenses.

No one forced Luo You to do this, he just didn't want to owe the girl who kissed him once.

When leaving Lin'an, it suddenly started to rain in the sky. Luo You stretched out his red umbrella and walked in the alleys of the city. Suddenly, he heard a minstrel singing. The melodious tune with a faint sad melody mixed with the continuous rain of late autumn, falling on the red umbrella like a fire, as if telling a sad story:

"We all have time to walk side by side, and it's okay to go our separate ways. The rain falls like cherry blossoms, bringing you to the other side that you can't touch. Although I am just a small petal, separate from you; but I will not say goodbye easily, and exchange your confusion with tears; I will only wait for one day to return and take me back to the place where I first met..."

Luo You didn't know when this song became popular, but only knew it was called "Painting in the Rain". I heard that a poet saw a pair of men and women walking with umbrellas on a rainy day, so he was inspired to write this song that was popular on the streets and alleys, and finally became two popular classics with "Begonia".

No one knows what the original story of this song is, and who the man and woman are...
Chapter completed!